Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-16
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.

ST. LOUIS, MO, April l5-Flour dull, but
held firmly in sympathy with wheat. Wheat
active and firm; dry weather damage news,
firmer and better cables and largely higher
prices elsewhere developed brisk demand,
chiefly from shorts, and the market advanced
sharply, closing with May &c, June and Jalyi
500 &C bid ccording to where located fMay
8925G6l19, closing at sic; June SIG815s, closing
at 81 &c BID; July 79Hg8O9oc, closing 9b 8 BE-;
August 1873 aisle, closing at SO366S0S4e. Com
higher and strong; cash $685. MAY 3p9
35Ac, closing at $3.50 bid; July Sic. Qsts
scarce and hettsr; market firm and higher;
cash 2e15 029c; May 2S756283sc; April PKG;
June 2Sssc; July 261aC bid, but none Onered;
Corn meal active at 81 90. Whisky steady at
81 49, Provisions quiet and unchafged, with
only a job ade. POrS-New mess SIS 90; old
mess, SIS 55 Lard 81 l2H. Dry salt meats
Boxed, shoulders, Sc l21a ; long clear, S. OO0
s OH; short ribs, S. p; short clear, S. so Ba
con-ShOulders, So 371a at so; long clear, SIS 750
50; clear ribs, SIS SOFAS 90 short clear, SO 70
a o. Hams, $ll 5OGl4 co. Afternoon board
Wheat closed a &C lower. Corn was steady.
Oats = "a &c higher.
CHICAGO, ILL, April l5.-The wheat market
was In highly nervous condition to day. IN
pending fear of Il corner in May delivery,
caused lot of small shorts tOrun to cover, ana
as result May advanced to 8515GS64c which
was the top price Tor the day. The market
eased of TO S54C; speculation offerings weIs
very light during the entire session, and tue
advance was apparently rot urged by the bull
clique, which was supposed to be in complete
control of the market; outside influences ap-
peared to have no bearing whatever on the
course of values. Receipts continue to be free
but the storage room Is nearly all filled, and
this confirms the belief that corner" is
among the possibilities; parties who
had bought at other points, notably St. Louis,
and sold here were covered freely together
with urgent call from other parties. The az
gregate receipts at twelve points were 1e5 900
bushels. showing falling off. TheEUXpoEt
movement at the seabOard was fair, Giear4ngs
from three ports being 242 coo bushels Phe ad-
vance In June and July deliveries was nearly
equal to that in May. There was far trade in
corn, and 1t was ruling firmer, owing largely To-
the strength in wheat Receipts were ligbty
which also tended largely to impart strength TO
the market, which advanced &c and closed &c
higher than yesterday. there was little more
dOinr in pork and prices were not quite so
strong. Few sales made at 25C decline.
Lard was frmer and closed at yes
terday's closing prices. Short ribs ruled 5Gl0c
higher. Leading futures closed as follows:
Wheat No. April S0s4c; May So &c; June 822sc;
Jul, S2Hc. Corn dull; No. April 34%C; May
394c; June 4O3sc: July 4l3lC. Mess PORK
ApIi $50 65; May $40 IS; June $40 IS. Lard
April 81 80; May 81 40; June 81 so; July 81 5716.
Short Ribs, per 40 pounds-April S. 30; May
S. 35; June S. Az; July IS Ok. Cash
quotations-FlOur quiet and unchanged. No.
spring wheat S014 assoc; No. red S37sC. Corn
34403438c. Mess pork $40 so. Lard 81 80.
SnOrt ribs Sides loose, S. 80. Dry sailed shOul-
ders, boxed, Sc l066 25 Short clear sides,
boxed, S. 7OG6 70.
NEW YORK, April 5.-FlOur-Market active
and stronger Wheat-Spot lots were 1GI1 &c;
options 18l3Sc higher, closing weaker with re
action of ]4G}lc; speculation was very brisk;
export trading comparatively light; Spot No.
, red 937S 694c elevator: 9515 a 95l1C delivered;
April nominal; May 9240931c, closed 923Sc;
June 90 116G93c, closed $3.50; July 9I509-z5c,
closed $3.50. COrn-Spot lots about &c aud
options 4GRC higher, closing weak; spot
No. >, soc elevator; Size delivered; April SOC;
May 49h04s2lc, closed at 1850; June 40
049l4c, closed at 1910; July 5O1SG507sc, closed
ct 5O15c. Coffee - Spot fair; Rio firm
l535C: OPTIONS steady and fairly active; sales
$3.50 bags; April $l3 9O0I4 90; May $I4 O56
IA Is; June $l4 lOGl4 %; July Sl4 l5al4 %;
August $l4 25a14 80; September Sl4 356l4 40;
October $l4 4 ala so; November Sl4 40Gl4 So;
February $l4 550l4 60. Sugar-Market steady;
English island 10 .32c; Martinique 7-l6c;
centrifugal SIC; refined, quiet and steady
Pork steady; cut meats firm and quiet. Lard
about points higher; spot 81 65; May 81 65G
SO; June 81 IS; July 81 S4a7 IS.